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+robot-scantron
+==============
+
+Helpers for generating, scanning, and parsing scantron PDFs.
+
+The code is tailored for FRC scouting. It can be adapted for other things, but
+at the moment there are some hard-coded things
+
+Intent
+------
+
+This project is intended to replace Spartonic's current scantron generation
+and scanning programs. We are aiming to satisfy the following goals:
+
+ * Unified application/library to generate and parse the scantrons
+ * Cross-platform code so that anyone can run this for competitions
+ * Easy hooks to do further things with the parsed scantrons
+ 
+For Spartonics, this data will be used to make more informed decisions during
+matches and alliance selections.
+
+Status
+------
+
+Unfortunately, this project is still in its infancy. The majority of things
+are not yet working. The intent is to finish this for the 2014 FRC season.